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Cupboards by N.D. Wilson

Action/Adventure, SciFi, Fantasy
Alienated by Melissa Landers

SciFi
Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers

Non-Fiction, Biography
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kristin Cronn-
Mills

Realistic
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

Historical, Realistic
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis

Sports, Non-Fiction, Biography
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

Historical
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Historical, Realistic
CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore

Action/Adventure, Realistic, Series
Chew On This by Eric Schlosser

Non-Fiction
Child Called It by David Pelzer

Non-Fiction, Biography
Chronicles Of The Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Series
Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Non-Fiction, Biography, Historical

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Action/Adventure, SciFi, Series
Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire

Action/Adventure, Fantasy
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Historical, Realistic
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

Fantasy, Realistic
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Action/Adventure, SciFi, Series
Eye of the Storm by Kate Messner

SciFi
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

Fantasy, Series
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

Historical, Realistic
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Realistic
Feed by M.T. Anderson

SciFi
The Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter

Action/Adventure, Realistic, Mystery
The Girl in the Park by Mariah Fredericks

Realistic, Mystery
Girls in Translation by Jean Kwok

Realistic
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Historical, Realistic, Classic

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Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian

Historical, Realistic
Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Historical
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Fantasy, Series
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Action/Adventure, Realistic, Classic
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus

Historical, Realistic
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas
Adams

Funny, SciFi, Series
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

Fantasy, Classic
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Action/Adventure, SciFi, Series
I Am Number Four by Pitticus Lore

Action/Adventure, SciFi, Series
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Action/Adventure, Non-Fiction, Sports
James Bond Adventures by Charlie Higson

Action/Adventure, Realistic, Series
The Jungle by Peter Kuper

Historical, Graphic, Classic
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger

Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Series
Legend by Marie Lu

Action/Adventure, SciFi, Series

Matched by Ally Condie

Action/Adventure, SciFi, Series
The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Action/Adventure, SciFi, Series
The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare

Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Series
The Native Son by Richard Wright

Classic, Historical, Realistic
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick

Action/Adventure, Historical, Realistic
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman

Funny, Realistic, Sports
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Historical, Realistic
The Odyssey by Homer

Action/Adventure, Historical, Fantasy, Classic
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Historical, Realistic, Classic
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

Non-Fiction, Biography
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Realistic, Historical, Classic
Peak by Roland Smith

Action/Adventure, Realistic, Sports
Play Their Hearts Out by George Dohrmann

Non-Fiction, Sports
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Historical, Realistic
The Secret Sacrament by Sherryl Johnson

Fantasy, Series
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Action/Adventure, SciFi
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Realistic
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

Realistic, Series
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper

Realistic, Sports, Series
The Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas

Fantasy, Series
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Action/Adventure, SciFi, Series
Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee

Action/Adventure, Realistic, Historical

The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann

Fantasy, Series
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Realistic
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Mystery, Realistic, Classic
White Fang by Jack London

Realistic, Historical, Classic

Ms. Chessmans Recommendations

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson

SciFi
Clarity by Kim Harrington

Mystery, Realistic, Fantasy
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock

Realistic, Sports, Series
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E. Lockhart

Realistic
Dont Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski

Funny, Realistic, SciFi
Famous Last Words by Katie Alender

Mystery, Realistic, Fantasy
Flygirl by Sherrie L. Smith

Historical, Realistic
The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

SciFi, Realistic

Hustle by Johnny Boateng

Sports, Story Collections
In Summer Light by Zibby Oneal

Realistic
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

Mystery, Realistic
March by John Lewis

Historical, Non-Fiction, Graphic, Biography
My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluges

Funny, Realistic, Sports
My Name Is Not Easy by Debbie Dahl Edwardson

Historical, Realistic
Not in the Script by Amy Finnegan

Realistic
One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke

Realistic
Orchards by Holly Thompson

Realistic, Verse
Past Perfect by Leila Sales

Realistic
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

Fantasy, SciFi, Realistic, Historical
Shackleton : Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi

Action/Adventure, Non-Fiction, Biography,

Graphic
So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld

Realistic, Mystery
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

Realistic, Graphic
Uncaged by John Sanford

Action/Adventure, SciFi, Series
Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

Fantasy
Zac and Mia by A. J. Betts

Realistic